Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-01-30
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent. j

as rendezvous for the representa-
tives Of National interests and in.
dustries. Last week three National
conventions assembled here; the
farmers, The glass manufacturers
and the orick-layers. This week
six National bodies convene here:
the Shipping League, the Board of
Trade, the Potters' Association
the Encan pment of Union Veter-
ans, the society to prevent food
adulteratiou, and the Order of the
Mystic Shrine. Every Winter no
less than fifty congresses of one
sort or another come to Washing
ten, and in few years more there
will be double that number. Next
week, among the brotherhoods and
sisterhoods that arc coming, will be
the women who want to vote. A
Female Suffrage Convention at tie
Capitol is now an annual certainty
The prominent advocates of this
cause have met here every Winter
as regularly as has CoRgress. for
the past fifteen or sixteen years.
Although legislation is now great
~ behind the record Of former
short sessions, business is being
pushed this week in both branches
of Congress. Prominent among
measures that have been discussed
and acted upon were pension bills,
especially the one for the relief of
dependent parents and honorably
discharged soldiers and sailors, dis
abled and dependent upon their
own labor for support Twelve dol
lars a month is the amount allowed
to each, and the mover of the bill
estimated that it would cost the
Government six million a year.
| This measure was passed by the
House only, and it is little doubt
full how it Will fare III the Senate.
There is much reconnoitering
around the Capitol on tariff and
revenue questions. The Randall
men, and particularly Mr.. McAdoo,
Mr. Randalls New Jersey protege,
are apparently hard at work evolv-
ing some scheme by which to get
the better, if that is possible, of
their brethren who think protec-
tion is a sin. The work, however,
is not all on one side. Col Morri-
son is marshalling his forces for the
fray. On the floor of the House,
along the corridors, and in the
committee rooms, may be seen
knots of members, usually Deme-
Gratis, and the words tobacco,
fruit, brandy" lumber" salt,
sugar" wool, can be heard from
every side. How much will come
of this, no one can predict; but it is
quite evident that the Democratic
protectioRists contemplate an at
tack on the Democratic blunderers
of low tariff procliyities.
When the House of Representa-
tIves passed resolution favoriug
an investigation concerning the
Central Pacific Railroads debt to
the Government, and it was seen
that the President of the road,
Senator Stanford, did not feel call
ed upon, by this action, to explain
his management of the business,
he was asked about those items in
the expense account of the road,
which it is asserted, were disallow
ed by the Government. The Cali
fornia Senator replied that when he
first entered public life, the late
Secretary Seward gave him piece
of advice about charges made
against him personally. Said he:
Never notice them. If you an
swer one, you have to answer all.
1t you begin the task of denying
every accusation brought against
you, and fail to take note Of single
one, that one would be regarded as
having been proved. no matter
how unreasonable or foolish it
might be-" Mr. Stanford had tried
To follow Mr.. Stewards advice. and
hence his silence. He mentioned.
however. that he had submitted all
the questioned receipts and dis
bursements to the stock holders of
the road at their annual meeting,
and that they were approved at
that time by the Beard Of Direct
ors.
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